What’s New on Hulu: April 2016

At the beginning of (and during) every month, Hulu adds new movies and TV shows to its library. We figure you might want to know about them. For more comprehensive coverage of the best titles available on Hulu and elsewhere, check out Vulture’s What to Stream Now hub, which is updated throughout the month.

Welcome to: The O.C. (Seasons 1–4)

Fox’s epic early 2000s saga of puka shell necklaces, hyper-articulate teenagers, and cooler-than-thou indie rock will stroll into Hulu on April 1. The first season is a masterpiece. You’ll watch the next two anyway. The fourth, with a guest appearance from Chris Pratt and the eminently quotable rise of Taylor Townsend, remains one of TV’s best course corrections. Available April 1.

If it’s a mega-movie you want: Carlos (2010)

Olivier Assayas’s five-hour portrait of Venezualan terrorist Carlos the Jackal aired years ago as a three-part miniseries on Sundance. “Shot by shot, scene by scene, it’s a fluid and enthralling piece of work,” David Edelstein wrote in his 2010 review for New York. “I wasn’t bored for a millisecond.” Available April 1.

Goop squared: Sliding Doors (1998)

It’s goody-goody British Gwyneth Paltrow versus stern (you can tell by the haircut) British Gwyneth Paltrow in one of our sillier high-concept rom-coms (though 13 Going on 30 gives it a run for its money). Sliding Doors bifurcates Paltrow’s life in a moment where she does and doesn’t make it onto the subway and does and does end up choosing between two equally terrible boyfriends. This isn’t high cinema, but it’s good comfort food, like a greasy platter of fish and chips you definitely can’t purchase on Goop. Available April 9.

Adults in training: Idiotsitter (Season 1 Finale) (Comedy Central)

Charlotte Newhouse becomes the live-in tutor to Jillian Bell’s (22 Jump Street) GED student under house arrest. The first season finale’s already aired on broadcast, but as Hulu gets Comedy Central programs a little later, it’s worth catching up on this Odd Couple-style comedy. Also, Channing Tatum cameos as a devious football player. What more do you want? Available April 7.

Bueller? … Bueller?Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)

In lieu of a description of Ferris Bueller, which you’ve already seen or have absorbed through cultural osmosis, know that, even if every you know every punchline, as a whole, the film still works. Also, the museum scene makes me tear up every damn time. Available April 1.

Under construction: The Mindy Project (New Episodes) (Hulu)

After moving to Hulu, The Mindy Project has only gotten more inventive, threading a study of realistic adult relationships through its quilt of rom-com fantasies. The series’ somber winter finale was one the show’s best episodes, traveling back to Danny and Mindy’s origins in 2007 while driving them apart in the present. We can only hope for more like it. Available April 12.